Vehicle body connection and assembly with wheeled units



B. BARENYI March 8, 1955 VEHICLE BODY CONNECTION AND ASSEMBLY WITHWHEELED UNITS Filed Jan. 26, 1950 United States Patent VEHICLE BODYCONNECTION AND ASSEMBLY WITH WHEELED UNITS Bela Baruyl, Stuttgart-Rohr,Germany Application January 26, 1950, Serial No. 140,584 Claimspriority, application Germany February 1, 1949 2 Claims. (Cl. 180-54)This invention relates to a motor vehicle and more particularly to anautomobile body, and provides a strong lightweight body constructionwhich is particularly adapted to withstand the stresses set up by theforces acting upon the vehicle. Objects of the invention aresimplification of construction and economy in manufacture.

Accordingly an important feature of the present invention consiststherein that all, or almost all parts, which set up the principalforces, as, for example, power plant, axle assemblies, seats, operatingequipment consisting of steering gear case, control system, stationaryjacks and the like are supported on the cross partitions or transversewalls of the automobile body. This construction, contrary to the usualarrangement in which these parts are supported mainly on the frame or onthe structural members of the body, renders it possible to reduce thenumber of parts necessary for fastening. Furthermore,

the cross partitions can without any difiiculty be developed to be veryrigid, whereas the other unstressed parts of the vehicle can be keptvery light, so that a unitary lightweight structure is obtained.

It is preferable to use such cross partitions or transverse walls whichseparate the passenger compartment of the vehicle from the front andrear compartments respectively of the vehicle. The connections of thecross partitions or transverse walls to the frame or, in the absence ofsuch a frame, to the floor of the vehicle body may be accomplished inany conventional manner, as for example, by means of bolting, riveting,welding, spot welding or the like.

One embodiment of the present invention is illustrated schematically inthe accompanying single view of the drawing by way of example.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the vehicle illustratedtherein has a rear-end drive, and is provided with two cross partitionsor transverse walls 1 and 2 which separate and close the frontcompartment 3' and the rear compartment 3" from the passengercompartment 3 respectively.

The partitions or transverse walls 1 and 2 are secured to the frame ofthe vehicle, such as the unitary selfsupporting-body 16, including thebody floor 4, in any well-known manner, as by means of bolts and nuts 17and 18. It is understood, however, that welding, rivetlng, spot weldingor the like may be used in the place of bolts and nuts 17 and 18, if sodesired.

The front axle aggregate 5, together with the front bumper 6, thesteering gear case 7, the drive and control system 8, the foot pedals(not illustrated), etc., as well as the stationary car jack 9 aremounted on the forward cross partition or transverse wall 1.

For purposes of mounting the front axle aggregate 5 with the frontbumper 6, the steering gear case 7 and the drive and control system 8 onthe cross partition or transverse wall I, bolts and nuts 17 and 18 maybe used which extend through the transverse wall 1 and through or intothe flange portions provided on the control system 8 and steering gearcase 7.

2,703,626 Patented Mar. 8, 1955 Furthermore, the front axle aggregate 5is also fastened to the transverse wall 1 by means of a transverse hingeor linkage 21 which extends transversely through bracket members 22appropriately fastened to the transverse wall 1 on both sides thereof.

The car jack 9 may also be secured to the body floor 4 of the vehicle inany suitable manner so as to permit lifting of the vehicle by the carjack when so desired.

The rear axle aggregate 10, the power plant 11, and the rear bumper 12are mounted on the rear end of cross partition or transverse wall 2 in asimilar manner. Again a suitable fastening means, such as a bolt 17connects a forwardly extending portion of the power plant 11 with thetransverse wall 2 through which it extends. The lower portion of therear axle aggregate 10 is fastened to the transverse wall 2 by means ofa transverse hinge or linkage 23 which extends through a lower,forwardly extending portion of the rear axle aggregate 10 and throughbracket members 24 appropriately fastened to the rear transverse wall 2on both sides thereof. The luggage carrier 14 may be fastened to thetransverse rear wall 2 and/or to the body floor 4 by bolts and nuts 17and 18. The rear seats 13 are supported by a support member 26, whichmay also be fastened to the transverse wall 2 as at 27 by means of, forexample, welding or bolting. Reference numeral 15 refers to a second carjack which may also be fastened to the floor 4 of the vehicle in anysuitable manner to permit lifting of the vehicle by the jack when sodesired.

Thus, the axle assemblies 5 and 10 respectively, and the power plant 11are mounted to the cross partitions 1 and 2 by means of lower transverselinkage or hinges in connection with a longitudinal upper linkage orconnecting member.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with such matters that thedetails of construction may be varied from those shown by me and yet theessentials of the invention be retained. I therefore do not limit myselfto such details.

What I claim is:

1. In a passenger motor vehicle having a unitary selfsupporting body andtwo spaced transverse axle means, a separate front transverse wall and aseparate rear transverse wall located intermediate said axle means, saidtransverse walls being spaced from one another and extending from thefloor to the top defined by said vehicle thereby closing off thepassenger compartment at the front and rear end thereof, the fronttransverse wall being inclined toward the front end of the vehicle andthe rear transverse wall being inclined towards the rear end of saidvehicle, means for individually and directly fastening each of saidtransverse walls to said self-supporting body, and means for connectingto said transverse walls the parts of said vehicle exerting the mainforces including the motor, said axle means and operating equipment.

2. In a passenger motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein saidtransverse walls are fastened to said selfsupporting body by boltingmeans.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Re.20,171 Curtiss Nov. 17, 1936 2,128,930 Fageol et al Sept. 6, 1938FOREIGN PATENTS 476,100 Great Britain Dec. 1, 1937 815,090 France July5, 1937 OTHER REFERENCES Ser. No. 368,684, Barenyi et al. (A. P. 0.),published May 25, 1943 (now abandoned).

